America's most historic highway is celebrating a big birthday in 2026, and a local museum is honoring the milestone. 

Micaela Harris with the McLean County Museum of History indicates that they will be celebrating the 100th anniversary of Route 66 with a County-wide Decade's themed party at the start of June. She says the construction of the highway that connects the Midwest to the West Coast truly represents the theme of American expansion at the time. 

Harris announces that in February, they will open a pop-up exhibit that highlights Route 66, with a focus on how its construction affected McLean County Communities. She says the historic highway brings international travelers to the museum every day. 

Harris indicates they will be opening a new exhibit based on Baseball and Softball, and its impact in central Illinois, and we'll have more on that in the weeks ahead from the Hart Media Group. Learn more at mchistory.org.